[blindlaw] attention criminal lawyers who work in courts

Tue Jun 21 20:03:32 UTC 2011

Hello all,
Beginning with Openbook 9, Freedom Scientific added the Pearl camera which made a more portable scanning and reading solution. i cannot say that the recognition is any better than openbook 8. but i can say that depending on your processor, the pearl is very fast at starting to read. when you scan a document, it seems to start reading within a second or two of the scan. for those of you who will be coming to cnvention, i would urge you to bring some of your most commonly scanned material, and see if fs will let you try out the pearl using your documents. but in any case, go over and see it to see if its something you might want to buy or upgrade to.

--- On Tue, 6/21/11, Aser Tolentino <agtolentino at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Aser Tolentino <agtolentino at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] attention criminal lawyers who work in courts
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 11:30 AM

I haven't been on an arraignment calendar (as a DA intern) since before I
graduated from law school. The office I worked for used a central file
management system from which I pulled all documents attributed to my cases.
Since things not generated by the office were often just scanned PDFs, I had
to run these through Kurzweil 1000. I loaded everything on a BrailleNote and
also created a master file into which I put notes on all the cases and added
dispositions during proceedings. I also copied in cases to cite for oral
argument. Mine was an incomplete solution, since it required sighted
interpretation of handwritten docket notes from previous appearances and
entry of the day's notes on those same docket sheets after the fact for
continuity.

I also carried a KNFB Reader but never needed it on the occasions when it
was in my possession.

Denise, how would you rate the Pearl’s accuracy? And does it require
OpenBook?

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:12 AM, denise avant <dravant at ameritech.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> I am from Illinois. I am currently assigned to the Legal Resources Division
> of the public defenders office. I work in both the trial and appellate
> court.
> I use lots of technology in performing my job. When i work on briefs, and
> have arguments before the appellate court and illinois supreme court, I
> print out my argument and other key points in Braille. I use jaws to
> research and write petitions, responses and briefs. I also use openbook to
> scan in some transcripts, though i also receive some of the transcripts from
> the court reporters office here in town.
> i use my Braillenote to load on cases in case i need to refer to them while
> sitting at counsel table or if i am on the go.
> even if i have an evidentiary hearing in the circuit court, i may have my
> questions or an outline of the direct and/or cross in hardcopy Braille.
> I also use a slate and stylus to take a few notes while sitting and
> listening to questions and answers and arguments of counsel.
> of course, i do have a reader assigned to me to read handwritten police
> reports and any other documents that cannot be scanned.
>
> you might want to think of investing in the openbook peral reading system.
> the openbook is a scanning reading system, and with the addition of the
> pearl camera is extremely portable, as it can be plugged into a laptop (usb)
> and you can scan documents for reading wherever you are. if you use Braille,
> you may want to invest in the Braillenote or one of the other portable
> notetakers.
>
>
> --- On Tue, 6/21/11, RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: RJ Sandefur <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] attention criminal lawyers who work in courts
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 9:27 AM
>
>
> I'd be interested how you prepare briefs in word using Jaws Have you argued
> before the Supreme court of Texas? And What law school did you attend? I'm
> thinking about going in to law. I'm 32 years old. RJ
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Geihsler" <sbg at sbgaal.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] attention criminal lawyers who work in courts
>
>
> > I do criminal defense work in the courtroom and I use a laptop with jaws
> and
> > a Nokia smart phone with talks.
> >
> > I would be interested in knowing if there is other technology out there
> that
> > might be helpful.
> >
> > I also have the KNFB reader, but I am not happy with it'.
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Shannon Geihsler
> >
> > Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler, PLLC
> > 1001 Main St., Suite 803
> > Lubbock, TX 79401
> > Phone: 763-3999
> > Fax: 749-3752
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Vaughan Roles
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:40 AM
> > To: blindlaw
> > Subject: [blindlaw] attention criminal lawyers who work in courts
> >
> > Hi list,
> >
> > Is there any totally blind criminal lawyers on list who regularly
> > appear in high volume court lists? If so, could you drop me an email
> > letting me know what technology you use.
> >
> > -- Vaughan Roles
> > Ph: 0425211038
> >
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Aser Tolentino, Esq.
(916) 572-2737
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